Justification:
A terrestrial herb endemic to Amazonian Ecuador, where it is known from two sites near Tena and Coca. The Tena population grows on rocks inside a forest west of the town. The Coca population was discovered on the Vía Auca, ca. 38 km south of the city. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may occur in similar habitats of the nearby Parque Nacional Yasuní. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.